20 January 2014

my italian holiday - soglio.

the sun finally came out after a week of rain and during the last few days of my Italian Holiday the sky was clear and bright blue. the first morning of sunshine my sister and I decided to drive to Val Bregaglia in Switzerland to visit the little town of Soglio - dad said we were going to love it and he was absolutely right! at an altitude of 1,090m - Soglio was covered in snow and walking along its quiet narrow streets I felt like time had stopped. the view onto the valley was absolutely spectacular!
Soglio:
Nikon FM - Lomography Color Negative 400
these photographs are so different from the ones I took during the rainy days of my holiday: everything is so bright and colourful and there is nothing left of the dramatic fog. as much as I appreciate cloudy skies and misty days in photographs though - I really enjoyed the sun that at last came out: I will always remember that day in Soglio with much pleasure! ♥

30 comments:

  1. Emilia20.1.14

    awww che bella giornata era stata! <3

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Bellissima davvero, Emi! Che bel ricordo! ♥

      Delete
  2. Here's to bright days!
    I love that you managed to go on a trip almost every day of your Italian holidays. Every time I'm in Italy it's all a whirlwind!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes! I was very insistent, both to my parents and my sister, that I really wanted to do some field trips while I was there... and thankfully I have managed to do so!

      Delete
  3. They look like old postcards... beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you, Nancy! I had never thought about them that way, it makes them look more poetic!

      Delete
  4. Finally some sun! I can imagine this. The days are still so short and dark. The snow also brightens everything.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I agree! Though, I have to say, this January has been particularly bright here in Helsinki - the sun has been shining a lot these days. I hope you're getting some sun in The Netherlands too!

      Delete
  5. Oh Polly what a lovely treat! I really love the depth of this film: the blues contrasting with the whites and browns. Amazing!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm so glad you think so, Inês! Actually these colours are almost too bright for me, but it makes me feel better that you appreciate them!

      Delete
  6. Your pictures from Italy are absolutely incredible, amazing! I love them all. Light is perfect here and this white colour. Recently I miss world like this one in your pictures.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you so much! I'm going to share a few more posts about Italy, so I hope you'll appreciate those as well!

      Delete
  7. Oh my my, these are just too beautiful <3

    ReplyDelete
  8. such rich, beautiful colours!
    the last one is a dream come true ♥

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm happy you think so, dear Toi! ♥ Thank you!

      Delete
  9. more wanderlust coming my way dear Polly ;*

    ReplyDelete
  10. That's white Wonderland! covered in snow... I visited the blog today, at a glance Polly, almost out of time, because I saw again, something as glorifying the look that I can not resist saying that these shots are gorgeous! so I guess it was an amazing journey :-)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Diogo, thank you so much for stopping by and for leaving once again such a lovely comment!

      Delete
  11. Oh wow! These are just amazing. I shall lust away through all the post now:-D

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you, Awono! I'm so pleased you did that!

      Delete
  12. That blue against the white is just glorious! So glad that you took the trip to this beautiful place and shared with us these amazing photographs :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. the last one is a postcard. love this valley ♥

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm so glad you do, Silvia! Thank you! ♥

      Delete
  14. I love to see 'Polly in blue and white', it's like a new discovery and u do that in the same amazing way as u used to do in brown and redish tones. I really love all ur work and every time it's like a special treat. xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm really glad you think so! Thank you so much for your wonderful words! ♥

      Delete
  15. I love your photography so much! You are so good at observing the nature especially mountains, and the fog, and the valley. They are beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Angelia, thank you so much for your wonderful words! And thank you for stopping by Passer Domesticus!

      Delete